Unable to use True Essence, the sword cultivators, who had originally fought with sweeping blows and flaunted their skills at one another, became exceptionally cautious. They simply paired up and stood back-to-back with swords in hand, keeping watch.
Unless absolutely necessary, none of them would take the initiative to attack anyone else.
Eliminations became exceptionally slow as a result. Everyone moved toward the palace, and gradually, Xiao Bai's burial mound grew noisy with voices, the atmosphere exceptionally tense.
No one knew who might suddenly strike and eliminate them. Without True Essence, even Soul Departure and Spirit Division cultivators were unwilling to act rashly.
Although the great Soul Departure cultivators had comprehended sword intent and possessed Divine Soul attacks,
without the support of True Essence, the power of their sword intent was greatly diminished.
And Divine Soul attacks took an exceptionally heavy toll on them.
Anyone who stuck their neck out now would probably be focus-fired and eliminated.
However strong Soul Departure cultivators were, without True Essence, compared with ordinary cultivators, they were merely sword experts who had practiced for another two and a half years.
"Senior Brother, didn't Eldest Senior Brother tell us to clear the obstacles for Senior Brother Leng? Shouldn't we clear away some of these obstacles?" Bai Feiyu asked, looking at the growing number of cultivators before them.
Although Bai Feiyu had yet to shed blood in this life, in his previous life, when he had ascended to become a sword immortal, the lives taken by his hands as Li Taibai were already beyond counting.
"Did he? Didn't Eldest Senior Brother say that since they came in prepared to die, we should leave none of them alive?" Chen Changsheng answered with a frown.
"Without true qi, attacking indiscriminately like this will make us everyone's target. Why don't